DeepSeek alternatives

9 tools that do a similar job to DeepSeek, compared on the things that usually decide the switch: price, free plan, API and platforms.

Replacing

DeepSeek · Paid

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ChatGPT
General-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, research, coding and everyday tasks
Free planNo API
Free · from $8/movs DeepSeek Visit
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Gemini
Google's AI assistant for chat, research, images, video and everyday tasks
Free plan
Freemiumvs DeepSeek Visit
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Claude
AI assistant for chat, writing, coding, research and team work
Free planDesktop app
Free · from $17/movs DeepSeek Visit
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Microsoft Copilot
AI assistant for chat, web search, writing and images at work and home
Free planNo APIDesktop app
Free · from $18/movs DeepSeek Visit
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Grok
xAI's chat assistant for questions, writing and research, with free and paid tiers
Free plan
Free · from $30/movs DeepSeek Visit
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MistralLocal & Open Models
Open-weight AI models, chat and coding agent you can run on your own infrastructure
Free planOpen sourceSelf-hosted
Free · from $14.99/movs DeepSeek Visit
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OllamaLocal & Open Models
Run open AI models locally or in the cloud on macOS, Windows and Linux
Free planOpen sourceDesktop app
Free · from $16.67/movs DeepSeek Visit
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GPT4AllLocal & Open Models
Desktop app for running open-source language models locally and privately
Free planNo APIDesktop app
Free · from $20/movs DeepSeek Visit
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LM StudioLocal & Open Models
Desktop agent for documents, code and automation using local or open models
Free plan
Free · from $20/movs DeepSeek Visit

Side-by-side comparison

Tool	Price	Platforms
D DeepSeek	Paid	web, ios, android, api
C ChatGPT	Free · from $8/mo	web	vs DeepSeek
G Gemini	Freemium	web, api	vs DeepSeek
C Claude	Free · from $17/mo	web, ios, android, macos	vs DeepSeek
M Microsoft Copilot	Free · from $18/mo	web, windows, macos, ios	vs DeepSeek
G Grok	Free · from $30/mo	web, api	vs DeepSeek
M Mistral	Free · from $14.99/mo	web, ios, android, api	vs DeepSeek
O Ollama	Free · from $16.67/mo	macos, windows, linux, api	vs DeepSeek
G GPT4All	Free · from $20/mo	windows, macos, linux	vs DeepSeek
L LM Studio	Free · from $20/mo	—	vs DeepSeek